Academic libraries, experiencing a wave of retirements, are finding they have more job openings than qualified candidates to fill them. The seller’s market for academic librarians is a result of a few ...

When Dale Askey enrolled in the graduate German program at Washington University in St. Louis, he had every intention of earning a Ph.D. and pursuing a career in college teaching. But after finishing ...

This Thursday (5/20 3:00pm EST) I'm participating in a Webinar entitled "Everything Librarians and Learning Technologists Wanted to Know About Each Other and Never Bothered to Ask: An Open Forum". You ...

The first draft of this blog post was written before I published a post on Jan. 22 titled “How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money?” That initial post generated some strong reactions on Twitter, ...

Librarians seeking or inhabiting professional diversity roles will find this title a valuable resource. Focused on academic libraries, the book bases its conclusions on a study of 25 academic ...

Academic librarianship is undergoing a dynamic transformation as traditional roles merge with emerging responsibilities in scholarly research and digital innovation. Librarians are increasingly ...

Thinking ahead at what artificial intelligence (AI) means for academic assets and services, San Jose State University (SJSU) last week announced a new job title: AI librarian. One of the first ...

Blair Solon, collection analysis librarian and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, speaks during the "Can It Happen Here? Book challenges, censorship, and academic ...

Academic libraries around the globe are navigating unprecedented challenges driven by rapid technological innovation, evolving user expectations and shifting organisational frameworks. In response, ...

Jeremy Barney, who is assistant librarian for metadata and digital collections with the Van Wylen Library at Hope College, has been named the 2022 Academic Librarian of the Year by the Michigan ...